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BAG. APPLICATION r|LED 'Aue.1. 1913.-

1,211,853. Patented Jam, 1911.

WITNESSLZS IN I/E/V TOR @L W By ATTORNEY GURRY E. HUGGINS, OF MONTGLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

BAG.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GURRY E. Hoeems,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Montclair, in the State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in --Bags, ofwhich the following is a'specification. v

This invention relates to bags with particular reference to duflie bags, such as are used by campers, trappers, hunters and;

guides.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a bag which will carry-such goods as are desired in a package substantially waterproof, and is also adapted for easy transportation over carries and through,

the woods; another object is to provide a bag which may be carried in a canoe, and to which access may be had without shifting the bag in the canoe or disturbing its balance during the packing or unpackmg of'the bag, and still other objects will appear in the following description and claims.

Referring to the drawings,.Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the bag in perspective; and Fig. 2 represents a'sectional elevation of the bag taken through its center. As shown in.the figures, the bag mayhave a cylindrical form and comprises an outside waterproof covering including the side piece 10, and circular "ends as indicated at 11. The bag is preferably closed at each end by pieces of material similar to that used for the sides, and it is slit longitudinally and formed with a flap 12 having eyelets,

13. The'parts 10 and' 12 are preferably made of a single piece of material, and the width is such that the two parts are lapped when the flap isfasten'ed into place. The part 10 is provided withrstraps 14 sewed thereto and in the loop of these straps cords 15' are carried which are. adapted to be threaded through the eyelets 13, whereby thesides of the bag may be lashed together, As shown in Fig. 2, the part 10 is divided by transverse partitions 16 into several compartments; in the present example, four such compartments being shown, and. let--- tered in Fig. 1 as A, B, G and D. The upper part of each of these compartments is closed by a suitable fabric 17 which has a waterproof union'with the bag 10, partition 16 and in the case of the bags A and D with the ends 11. Each ofthese tops or closures 17 is provided with a cord 18 sewed to the neck of the closure at 19, as shown in bag Specification of Letters Patent.

, formed wholly of flexible Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

Application filed August 1, 1913. Serial No. 782,452.

B; this cord being for the purpose of tying up the neck of the bag and sealing the contents to prevent spilling or the-entrance of water. These bag closures are also made of waterproof-material, but are preferably of lighter fabric than the outside bag 10, so that the bags may be sealed up and the closures pressed down, as shown in bags C and D in Fig. 1.

Bag A shows the closure pulled up ready for unsealing .and unpacking; bag B is shown open.

t The bag is preferably provided 'at each end with a strap handle 20, as indicated in Fig. 1, and an'additional handle or handles may also be provided on the sides of the bag,

as indicated at.21 in Fig. 2.

Each of the compartments A, B, C and D is independent of the others and is waterproof. After these four bags are packed and the closures" pressed in, the flap 12 is drawn over and this forms an additional protection against the entrance of water.

The bag is preferably made about 34 inches in length so that it may be fitted crosswise into the average canoe; but I do not limit myself to any particular size or dimension.

The bag may be formed with any numberof compartments desirable, and the method of closing these compartments may be widely varied; many modifications may also be made in the arrangement of'the outside flap covering these compartments and closures: the invention therefore is not limited to the particular arrangement of compartments shown or the particular methodsof sealing adopted in the present example, but embraces a bag of the character specified and for the purposes described, which is subdivided into a series of compartments or smaller bags which are independent of one another and individually accessible.

" It will be noticed that the bag being material, is adapted to be placed athwartwise in a canoe and that it will conform to the curved walls of the canoe, so that the weight will be carried as low as is possible to get it, which is of great importance, and there are no corners or ridges by which the thin sheathing of the canoe may be injured.

What is claimed:

i 1. An article of manufacture of the character specified comprising a body portion constructed to constitute the sustaining .por-- tlon of the bag, said body portion being relatively long and being provided with an open top, a flexible cover secured to said body portion, the securing portion extending 1ongitudinally of said body portion whereby said flexible cover is adapted to extend over and close the open upper part of said body portion, means to draw said flexible cover over said upper portion and to secure the said cover in closed position, a partition extending cross-wise of the body portion to divide the said body portion into a plurality of compartments, individual compartment closures secured within the upper walls of the said compartments, said closures= comprising flexible bag tops adapted to be tied and folded below the upper edge of said partition whereby the said flexible cover when positioned may rest upon the upper edge of the said partition, and carrying means on the ends of said body portion whereby the device may be conveniently transported.

2. As an article of manufacture a dufile bag comprising a relatively stiff body portion in substantially the form of the segment of a cylinder, substantially circular ends secured within said body portion, a plu-.

rality of partitions extending transversely of said body portion to divide the body por- Y tion into a plurality of compartments, flexi- 

